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Joao Onofre – Espai 13 at Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona

BARCELONA.- For his exhibition at Espai 13, João Onofre has created Untitled (Original orchestrated ersatz light version), a video that continues his exhaustive research into performance, this time using a highly sophisticated piece of interpretative art. By incorporating into the work the famous Portuguese singer Adelaide Ferreira and a symphony orchestra, Onofre provides viewers with new ideas and ways of responding to popular culture. In the video, made especially for the cycle Implicit Sound, the artist appears for the first time on camera as a tribute to the work of the pioneering visual artists who used their own bodies as works of art. The exhibition is on view from July 15 through September 11, 2011 at Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona. Since graduating from Goldsmiths College in 1999, João Onofre has continued to shine, becoming one of the most interesting art